Properties of Glass fiber hybridized woven Flax and sisal fabric hybrid composites
In recent years, the natural Fiber reinforced composites have attracted significantly among automobiles, wind turbine blades and electrical applications. The only use of natural fiber cannot satisfy the needs of composites. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of incorporation of glass fiber at different loading (0, 5 and 10 weight fraction) on physical, moisture absorption and mechanical properties of two different hybrid composition of woven flax and sisal fabric (15/15 and 20/20 weight fraction) separately. Experimental results indicated that increases in incorporation of glass fiber into woven flax and sisal fabric hybrid composites can be significantly increases tensile strength, flexural strength and water resistance of composites significantly but less effect on impact strength and density. Fractography analysis was carried out to examine the nature of fractured specimen using Scanning Electron Microscope.